The Musical: Race, Gender, and Performance

by Susan Smith and Susan Smith

This study explores one of the most popular and successful of genres, yet one that has not fully enjoyed critical recognition to match. Combining a detailed analysis of individual musicals with an in-depth consideration of racial and gender issues, Susan Smith examines the rich interactions that occur between music, performance and narrrative, as well as the use of the female voice and the female singer in certain 'Pygmalion'/'Svengali'-style narratives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904764371
• ISBN13: 9781904764373
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Wallflower Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher